Pedagogy of the Oppressed - by: Paulo Freire (1970, 1993, 2010 30th anniversary ed.)

I got lucky when I found this book on the inmate bookcart here at FDC Seatac. I had never heard of Freire or this title before, but for some reason the title piqued my interest and I'm really glad now that I found it. I disagree with some of Freire's views on human consciousness as unique in nature, but other wise he is a genius when it comes to describing and defining the oppressor - oppressed contradiction (as he calls it). I've learned a lot from this book about why I felt I needed to do the terrible things I've done in the past. Or, rather, I've learned a new way to talk about it (which is really what this book is all about). It's a book I think should be required reading in all schools.

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming - by: Stephen LaBerge, Ph.D and Howard Rheingold (1990)

I have read about lucid dreams before (many years ago) and have had lots of lucid dreams myself. But I'm hoping to start having even more and learning to be a real oneisonaut (dream explorer). This book has exactly all the information I need to do so, I'm really excited about the possibilities.

The Idiot - by: Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1913 Garnett translation, 2003 Dover edition)

A lucky find on the Seatac FDC bookcart. I've read two of Dostoyevsky's other books in the past (Anna Karenina and Crime and Punishment), but I like this one best so far. Prince Myshkin is Dostoyevsky's best character yet.

Fahrenheit 451 - by: Ray Bradbury (1953)

I had been interested in reading this book for some time and I got lucky and found it on the bookcart at Ada County Jail. I've always enjoyed Bradbury's poetic flair, and especially his later works. This was one of his earliest, but still a good one.

I Confess - by: Johannes Mario Simmel (1968, 1977 translation from German: Ich Gestehe Alles)

When I arrived at Seatac Federal Detention I asked for, "something to read". This is one of two books I was handed through the bean-slot. The other book was a genre I could never palate (romance, but this one wasn't bad at all, for fiction. It was written in post-war Germany, so it had some interesting cultural references that typically get lost with time.